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Wiedeyoceras

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Wiedeyoceratidae

Taxonomy
Wiedeyoceras was named by Miller (1932) [Sepkoski's age data: C Bash-l C Mosc-u Sepkoski's reference number: 304,1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Wiedeyoceratidae.

It was assigned to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Wiedeyoceratidae by Korn (2006), Furnish et al. (2009), Dernov (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Wiedeyoceras Miller
1958Gordonites Miller and Furnish
1964Gordonites Gordon
2002Wiedeyoceras Sepkoski
2006Wiedeyoceras Korn
2009Wiedeyoceras Furnish et al. p. 120
2023Wiedeyoceras Dernov p. 1262

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyGonioloboceratoidea(Spath 1934)
familyWiedeyoceratidae
genusWiedeyocerasMiller 1932

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Wiedeyoceras Miller 1932
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Wiedeyoceras clarum Popov 1979
Wiedeyoceras missouriense Miller and Owen 1939
Wiedeyoceras pingue Miller and Cline 1934
Wiedeyoceras smithi McCaleb 1968
Wiedeyoceras williamsi McCaleb 1963
Invalid names: Gordonites Miller and Furnish 1958 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height227.472.6013.78.302.72
shell diameter2213.44.7026.314.24.83
shell inflation221.951.006.001.901.04

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Gzhelian or 323.40000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Arkansas) Gordonites filifer, Gordonites matheri (43376) Gordonites matheri (43378 43380 43386) W. williamsi (43446)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Oklahoma) W. smithi (79329) W. sp. (43136)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2USA (Arkansas) Gordonites filifer (157958 157979) Gordonites matheri (157829)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Ukraine W. clarum (166829)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Missouri) Anthracoceras missouriense (170343)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Arkansas) W. sp. (170866)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Anthracoceras missouriense (70255)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) W. pingue (128581 128583 128584)